新GRE网考样题B.docx

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新GRE网考样题B

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　　Thereare28questions.

　　Ananswerkeywillfollowthequestions.

　　Youmayprefertoskipsomesectionsofthisscript,suchasthosethatprovidepossibleanswersincontextforquestionsthatinvolvefillinginblanks.Thesesectionswillbeidentifiedattheirbeginningbythephrase"Beginskippablecontent,"andattheirendbythephrase"Endskippablecontent."

　　DirectionsforQuestions1through5:

　　Eachofthefollowingquestionsincludesasentencewithablankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Followingthesentencewillbealistofsixwordsorphrases,eachofwhichcouldbeusedtocompletethesentence.Selectthetwoanswerchoicesthat,whenusedtocompletethesentence,fitthemeaningofthesentenceasawholeandproducecompletesentencesthatarealikeinmeaning.

　　Question1.

　　ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemostBLANKofallsoils.

　　Nowconsiderthesixanswerchoices,labeledAthroughF.

　　A.acidic

　　B.coarse

　　C.stark

　　D.impoverished

　　E.infertile

　　F.austere

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoicesorgoontoconsiderthemincontext.

　　Beginskippablecontent

　　AnswerChoicesinContext:

　　A..acidic:

ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemostacidicofallsoils.

　　B..coarse:

ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemostcoarseofallsoils.

　　C..stark:

ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemoststarkofallsoils.

　　D..impoverished:

ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemostimpoverishedofallsoils.

　　E……infertile:

ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemostinfertileofallsoils.

　　F..austere:

ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemostaustereofallsoils.

　　Endskippablecontent

　　Question2.

　　CynicsbelievethatpeoplewhoBLANKcomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

　　Nowconsiderthesixanswerchoices,labeledAthroughF.

　　A.conjureup

　　B.covet

　　C.deflect

　　D.grasp

　　E.shrugoff

　　F.understand

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoicesorgoontoconsiderthemincontext.

　　Beginskippablecontent

　　AnswerChoicesinContext:

　　A.conjureup:

Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewhoconjureupcomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

　　B.covet:

Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewhocovetcomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

C.deflect:

Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewhodeflectcomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

　　D.grasp:

Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewhograspcomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

　　E.shrugoff:

Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewhoshrugoffcomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

　　Funderstand:

Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewhounderstandcomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.

　　Endskippablecontent

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoices.

　　Question3.

　　Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;howeverdespitethisrestaurant'sBLANKappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

　　Nowconsiderthesixanswerchoices,labeledAthroughF.

　　A.elegant

　　B.tawdry

　　C.modern

　　D.traditional

　　E.conventional

　　F.chic

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoicesorgoontoconsiderthemincontext.

　　Beginskippablecontent

　　AnswerChoicesinContext:

　　A.elegant:

Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;howeverdespitethisrestaurant'selegantappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

　　B.tawdry:

Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;howeverdespitethisrestaurant'stawdryappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

　　C.modern:

Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;howeverdespitethisrestaurant'smodernappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

　　D.traditional:

Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;howeverdespitethisrestaurant'straditionalappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

　　E.conventional:

Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;howeverdespitethisrestaurant'sconventionalappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

　　F.chic:

Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;howeverdespitethisrestaurant'schicappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.

　　Endskippablecontent

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoices.

　　Question4.

　　InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallyBLANKbytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

　　Nowconsiderthesixanswerchoices,labeledAthroughF.

　　A.neglected

　　B.slighted

　　C.overrated

　　D.hidden

　　E.criticized

　　F.repudiated

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoicesorgoontoconsiderthemincontext.

　　Beginskippablecontent

　　AnswerChoicesinContext:

　　A.neglected:

InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallyneglectedbytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

　　B.slighted:

InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallyslightedbytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

C.overrated:

InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallyoverratedbytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

　　D.hidden:

InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallyhiddenbytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

　　E.criticized:

InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallycriticizedbytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

　　F.repudiated:

InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallyrepudiatedbytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.

　　Endskippablecontent

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoices.

　　Question5.

　　Whileinmanywaystheirpersonalitiescouldnothavebeenmoredifferent-shewasebullientwherehewasglum,relaxedwherehewasawkward,garrulouswherehewasBLANK-theyweresurprisinglywellsuited.

　　Nowconsiderthesixanswerchoices,labeledAthroughF.

　　A.solicitous

　　B.munificent

　　C.irresolute

　　D.laconic

　　E.fastidious

　　F.taciturn

　　Indicateyourtwoanswerchoicesorgoontoconsiderthemincontext.

　　Beginskippablecontent

Question9.

　　Thisquestionhasthreeanswerchoices,labeledAthroughC.Considereachofthethreechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.Thecreditedresponsemaybeone,two,orallthreeofthechoices.

　　ThepassagesuggeststhatPasleywouldagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthepoliticalroleofnewspapers?

　　A..Newspaperstodayareinmanycasesmuchlessneutralintheirpoliticalreportingthaniscommonlyheldbyscholars.

　　B..NewspapersintheearlyUnitedStatesnormallydeclaredquiteopenlytheirrefusaltotellallsidesofmostpoliticalstories.

　　C..TheeditorialpoliciesofsomeearlyUnitedStatesnewspapersbecameacounterweighttoproponentsoftraditionalvalues.

　　Indicateyouranswerchoiceorchoices.

　　Question10.

　　Thisquestionhasfiveanswerchoices,labeledAthroughE.Selectandindicatethebestanswerfromamongthesechoices.

　　Theword"disingenuously"appearsinthesecondsentenceofthepassage.Thatsentencereads,"Pasleyconsidersthisviewoversimplified,becauseneutralitywasnotagoalofearlynationalnewspaperediting,evenwheneditorsdisingenuouslystatedthattheyaimedtotellallsidesofastory."Inthecontextinwhichitappears,"disingenuously"mostnearlymeans:

　　A..insincerely

　　B..guilelessly

　　C..obliquely

　　D..resolutely

　　E..pertinaciously

　　Indicateyouranswerchoice.

　　Directionsforquestions11and12:

　　Eachofthefollowingquestionsincludesashorttextwithtwoorthreeblanks,eachblankindicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Youwillbeaskedtoselectthewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecorrespondingblankinthetext.Fillalloftheblanksinthewaythatbestcompletesthetext.

　　Foreachquestion,firstwillcomethetextwiththeword"BLANK"inplaceoftheomittedmaterial.Nextwillcomethetextagain,butinplaceofeachblank,therewillbethreeletteredoptionsforcompletingthatblank.Eachoptionconsistsofawordorphrase.Forquestionscontainingtwoblanks,followingthelistofanswerchoicesareninereadingsofthetext,oneforeachanswerchoicecombination.Eachreadingconsistsoftwooptionletters,thetwowordsorphrasesbeingcombined,andthetextwiththecombinationofthewordsorphrasesinsertedintotheblanks.Theninereadingsaremarkedasskippablecontent.

　　Forquestionscontainingthreeblanks,thechoiceswillnotbereadincontextbecauseithasbeendeterminedthatreplayingthequestionforallpossiblecombinationsofanswerchoicesisnotausefulwaytopresentthesequestions.

　　Question11.

　　Thisquestionhastwoblanks.

　　TheBLANKnatureofclassicaltragedyinAthensbeliesthemodernimageoftragedy:

inthemodernviewtragedyisaustereandstrippeddown,itsrepresentationsofideologicalandemotionalconflictssosuperblycompressedthatthere'snothingBLANKfortimetoerode.

Nowcon